Individual Career Plan

Marton Trencseni - Sun 15 December 2024 • Tagged with leadership, people, management

This post provides a practical Individual Career Plan template you can use to guide self-assessment, prioritize your professional development, and set meaningful goals that align with your vision for the future. By outlining clear objectives and action steps, you create a framework for continuous improvement and more informed career decisions. I use this same template for the data organization I lead, filled it out myself, and shared it with others to inspire them to do the same.

Desert road sunset

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Leadership models V: The Hero's Journey

Marton Trencseni - Fri 23 June 2023 • Tagged with leadership, mental, models, first-principles

The Hero's Journey, or Monomyth, is a narrative pattern identified by scholar Joseph Campbell that appears across a wide range of cultures and eras, and is also a useful mental model in Leadership.

Peter principle

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Leadership models IV: the Pareto Principle, the Peter Principle, the Rumsfeld Matrix, Servant Leadership and Pygmalion Effect, and Goleman's Emotional Intelligence Model

Marton Trencseni - Fri 19 May 2023 • Tagged with leadership, mental, models, first-principles

In this post, I describe the Pareto Principle, the Peter Principle, the Rumsfeld Matrix, Servant Leadership and Pygmalion Effect, and finally Goleman's Emotional Intelligence Model.

Peter principle

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Leadership models III: First Principles Thinking

Marton Trencseni - Tue 16 May 2023 • Tagged with leadership, mental, models, first-principles

I describe Elon Musk's First Principles Thinking model through several examples: SpaceX, Warren Buffet's Berkshire, Google's organization design, Python's language design, Random Forests and Convolutional Neural Networks.

Elon Musk First Principles Thinking

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Leadership models II: Growth Mindset, Eisenhower Matrix, Tuckman Model, Cynefin Framework, SCARF Model

Marton Trencseni - Sun 14 May 2023 • Tagged with leadership, mental, models, growth-mindset, eisenhower-matrix, tuckman, cynefin, scarf

I describe the following mental models useful in leadership and self-management: the Growth Mindset, Eisenhower Matrix, Tuckman Model, Cynefin Framework, SCARF Model.

Trust equation

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Leadership models I: Iceberg Model, Six Thinking Hats, Trust Equation, Circle of influence, OODA Loop

Marton Trencseni - Fri 12 May 2023 • Tagged with leadership, mental, models, iceberg, thinking-hats, trust-euqation, ooda

I describe the following mental models useful in leadership and self-management: Iceberg Model, Six Thinking Hats, Trust Equation, Circle of Influence and OODA Loop.

Trust equation

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